In the 1967 case Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court declared that under the Constitution "the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed by the State." Which amendment is violated when a state like Virginia denies people the freedom to marry on the basis of racial classifications?
a. First
b. Fourteenth
c. Fourth
d. Eighth
b. Fourteenth
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The terrorist organization ______, which aims to forge an Islamic state in Nigeria, kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in April 2014.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The effect of the Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo (1976) was that
a. limits on aggregate contributions from individuals was unconstitutional. b. reporting requirements and contribution limits were constitutional, but limits on spending violated the free speech protections of the First Amendment. c. Congress did not have the authority to establish campaign finance laws because elections were regulated by the states. d. corporations were entitled to the same free speech protections in the First Amendment as individuals.
The first secret police in the Soviet Union were the __________
a. KGB b. GRU c. Cheka d. Nomenklatura e. Stazi
Criminal defendants do have some degree of success on appeal about ____ percent of the time.
a. 20 b. 35 c. 44 d. 51